HASTINGS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL UTILIZES THE TRIVIUM (GRAMMAR, LOGIC, AND RHETORIC) TO CULTIVATE DEEP LEARNING. RATHER THAN MERELY FOCUSING ON INFORMATION, WE ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON FORMATION. STUDENTS WILL MOVE FROM CONCRETE KNOWLEDGE (GRAMMAR) TO PUZZLING TOWARDS TRUTH (LOGIC) TO WISDOM POURING OUT (RHETORIC) IN THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS AND TOPICS THEY STUDY. IN THE PRIMARY YEARS, OUR DESIRE IS TO CULTIVATE WONDER AND CURIOSITY SO THAT CHILDREN SEEK TRUTH AS THEY INTERROGATE THE WORLD AROUND THEM. IN THE SECONDARY YEARS, WE WANT STUDENTS TO DEEPLY PONDER AND WRESTLE TOWARDS TRUTH WHILE STUDYING A VARIETY OF ENGAGING THOUGHTS, IDEAS, AND PHILOSOPHIES. OUR ULTIMATE ACADEMIC AIM IS MASTERY, WHEREBY STUDENTS BECOME DEEPLY PROFICIENT IN EACH FIELD OF STUDY, SO THAT THEY CAN APPLY MASTERFUL UNDERSTANDING TO THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND ULTIMATELY DISCERN THE RIGHT FROM THE ALMOST RIGHT.